• Descent 302 is published on 15 February and it will soon be on its way to our subscribers.

    In the newsdesk, read a review of the underground events at Kendal Mountain Festival, plus tales of cannibalism and the Cavefish Asteroid.

    In regional news, we have three new connections in Ogof Agen Allwedd, a report on the iron mines of Anjou, an extension to Big Sink Cave in the Forest of Dean, a new dig in Yorkshire's Marble Steps Pot, student parties, an obituary for Tony Boycott, a tight find in the Peak District and a discovery in County Kerry with extensive formations.

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CNCC AGM - 22nd March in Clapham

CNCC

Well-known member
Our 2025 AGM will be held on 22nd March, 10am at Clapham Village Hall.

This year, we are seeing a few changes to our team, with three current Officers standing down.

Chair:
Andrew Hinde has been our Chair since 2017, and has given more to northern caving during this time than anyone could ever expect. As well as representing us with various other countryside and access bodies and the BCA, Andrew has provided leadership and support for conservation and access initiatives. He is stepping down to try to encourage new people to come forward, and this has worked... we are pleased to see an application from Todd Rye.

Treasurer:
Pete Bann has been our Treasurer since 2015 (except for a one-year gap). The job of Treasurer is perhaps the least glamourous and most thankless, yet without an efficient and reliable volunteer, we would struggle to work. Pete has been a proactive supporter of CNCC and a very safe pair of hands for our finances. We are really pleased to see an application from Kath Davis, who for the last few years has helped us to scrutinise our accounts.

Access:
Kai Trusson has been our Access Officer for only one year, stepping in from the floor at our last AGM to avoid the role staying vacant. Kai has proactively pushed forward existing projects and new initiatives, ensuring access issues have been efficiently triaged. Kai's enthusiasm will be a loss to our team, but we understand that our loss is going to be CHECC's gain. We have two applicants for the role and whatever the outcome, we hope to benefit from the enthusiasm of both candidates.

Agenda:
The agenda for the meeting is now online:


Attendance:
We welcome anyone to attend, to participate or simply spectate. You will always receive a warm welcome. If this is your first meeting and you want to arrive a little earlier for a chat or to introduce yourself, there should be a handful of our team at the hall setting up from about 9:30am.

If there is anything you'd like to raise at the meeting, if you have any questions, or if you'd like to attend remotely (Zoom) please contact our Secretary.

We aim to be done by midday so plenty of time to get out caving afterwards. Member clubs are reminded to email our Secretary to confirm who your voting representative will be in advance (or to use the old-school approach of providing them with an authorisation letter to bring to the meeting).
 
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